This is the wierdest thing I have seen. After ripping about 50 DVD's using smart ripper, dvd2avi and TMPGEnc without one glitch, all of the sudden dvd2avi is not making the audio file for the TMPGEnc program. How can I be sure that dvd2avi is set correctly? I have always just used the default settings and never had a problem. The movies that would not make a wave audio track were Midnight Express and Cast Away. Any siggestions?
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hey ive had some problems with DVD2AVI opening properly, and abnormally slow when creating d2v files. I keep all the original zip files i get with any program. I just deleted DVD2AVI and unzipped an original again and all my problems were fixed. I've had to do this twice now. This may not help your audio problem, but its worth a shot. Good luck
Thatis exactly whats happening. After I use AC3dec (from dvdsoft.net) to rip the soundtrack, do I still use the TMPGEnc software to make the mpeg?
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yes, instead of using the audio from DVD2AVI, you use the AC3 outputted file in the audio portion of TMPGEnc and drop the DVD2AVI video file (.d2v) in for the video track. It still should sync together for you.
You also might try using dvd2svcd(along with TMPGEnc as the encoder) because it is all automatic and it will rip the dts track for you using a better audio ripper than DVD2AVI called bbmeg. Here's a site that shows both methods: http://entiendo.gotnet.net
there are no instructions for using AC3dec and I can't figure out how to use it. I dragged all the vob files into the window and it said it was coverting them but when it finished, I don't know where to look for the wave file. There is no help section. I searched the entire hard drive and there was no wave file listed for that title. Can you help me?
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once you unpacked AC3 in its own folder. you run the file called ac3gui(or something like that). 1. check on the 44.1mhz box(will not work for vcd/svcd at 48hz). check convert to wave (not real time). The go to file/convert (change the file type from AC3 to vob). then go to the folder where the VOB files reside. It should only show you the main VOB file to select (this is where I think you went south and selected the wrong VOB file). Once you selec that it will start converting. It puts the wave file in where the VOB files reside(I think it names it the same as the VOB file)....let me know if this helped.
I did exactly everything you discussed. There are 8 VOB files to select from and I chose the first one and it said it was coverting it but after completion, no wave file! What should the output codec be set to?
it should be pcm -48hz with the 44.hz box checked or pcm - 44hz without checking box. Now as it is making the wave file, it shows you the name of the file and the directory where it is putting it.
if you can't get it to work, I would suggest the 2nd option using DVD2SVCD. The only time I use TMPGEnc without using DVD2SVCD is when I have a widescreen or amaphoric movie and I want to change it to full screen. DVD2SVCD does not allow that option that is in TMPGEnc. Even if you do VCD, you can use DVD2SVCD.
If the above does not work, then I would say you are missing a codec that you need to extract the sound or being that AC3 sound extractor is a dos based program and you might have trouble with it under xp (if your os is xp because it all but eliminated dos). Also, I want to retract what I said about the sound program that DVD2SVCD uses - it's not bbmpg, but besweet ...
